Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.0° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)--
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.4
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NE
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
14
0
0
9
48
32
117
121
80
176
353
665
730
719
794
755
704
547
421
322
244
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:18AM3.66m
4:04PM3.29m
4:02AM3.62m
4:50PM3.15m
4:47AM3.48m
5:35PM2.98m
Low Tide
9:38AM-0.17m
9:48PM0.49m
10:24AM-0.06m
10:32PM0.61m
11:10AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:35
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:49
9:47
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
9
11
11
13
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